hat for little men

I made a hat for Brenner on the way up to the cabin and took a few cute pictures so I thought I would share:


Want one????? They come in all shapes, sizes, colors and fun!!

Island Park Adventure

The Ballou fam went to Island Park last weekend for our annual winter excursion. We had a great time riding snowmobiles and quads, sledding, snowshoeing and skiing. It was indeed a great time of rest, relaxation, and fun. We sat in the hot tub until our hair was white and crunchy with frost and stayed in slippers and PJ's all day. Brenner had a great time playing with cousin Eva and aunt Nicky was practically an appendage the whole time. Thanks Mom and Craig for letting us use your splendid cabin. Take a peek:

Nicky holding Clark and trying to help B pull Eva on the sled which resulted in Eva on the verge of whiplash and Brenner in time out.
Russ, Meg, and Clark on the porch like liazrds warming their bellies.

Me, Brenner, and a strange ninja taking a snowmobile ride.

B and his ski poles.

The trip was great. A big thank you to Dad and Nancy for the good fun.

baby gear

In my never-ending quest to create cute stuff, I whipped up these hats this week:

So I'm giving myself a plug wondering if anyone was interested in purchasing one. I would also be able to make them in different colors/patterns and currently I'm working up something cute for a boy's noggin. I also make and sell pacifier leashes, and thought I might as well put them on here too. Below are the color options and a leash so you can see what it looks like.

If you have any questions, or if you'd like to place an order, just e-mail me at emfonz@gmail.com. Tell your friends, these items make great baby gifts. I've been toying with the idea of making a different blog to sell this baby gear but I'm unsure about it. What do you think?

Next up- a fabulous diaper bag or tote, just as soon as I can find some worthy fabric.

Wishing I Was Steezin

Yesterday was Clark's blessing day and I am happy to say it went off without a hitch. When our family has a party we do it big and especially with the food. Thanks to everyone who helped or brought something, it was all fab.
Here's Clark in his fuzzy-headed, double-chin glory:

Also, last week (maybe 2 weeks ago, I don't recall) we scored a bike for Brenner at the D.I. for 8 bucks! Wahooo! However, it didn't come with training wheels and we needed to buy him a helmet. So, after a quick trip to walmart and a quite a few bucks later, he was set. Travis worked with him in the driveway for a while but in the end he concluded that Brenner was more content to just sit and not pedal. Better luck next week right? Anyway he looks like a little cute-head on the bike so I snapped some pictures:

And pardon me, but damn the economic crisis. I am so sick of it and I want to spend some serious money on non-essentials such as:

Is that too much to ask? Apparently it's more important to pay the freakin gas bill.
On to bigger and better things. Today I came across a Warren Miller movie clip and about broke down because I haven't skied this season. WAH. I have always wanted to be a crazy, hard core, world travelin, trick huckin skier, alas, I have children and more important things to do. But I wouldn't mind doing this

with this guy:

Oh Johnny Moseley, I would just have to tell you that Travis is my soul-mate and that heli-skiing, although totally amazing, doesn't fit into my budget right now.
Insert long drawn-out sigh here.